Students' willingness to communicate in a Malaysian ESL classroom.
Abstract This study investigates students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in a Malaysian ESL classroom. To investigate the factor that influences students’ WTC in the classroom, a classroom observation guide is used to record observations on students’ communicative behaviour during a les...
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| Format: | Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28221/ |
| Summary: | Abstract
This study investigates students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in a
Malaysian ESL classroom. To investigate the factor that influences students’ WTC
in the classroom, a classroom observation guide is used to record observations on
students’ communicative behaviour during a lesson. Students’ perception on
factors that influences their WTC was also investigated by way of group interview
using a set of interview questions (including stimulated recall). The data obtained
from both were compared to see the correspondence between students’ self-report
WTC and students’ communication behaviour in the classroom. The analysis was
based on recurring themes or influences throughout the literature concerning
WTC. The findings of this study reveal that students’ self-report WTC and actual
communication behaviour do correspond to a certain extent. This is attributed to
the complex interrelationship between the factors that influences WTC. These
findings, although by no means definitive, contribute to an understanding of
students’ WTC in a Malaysian classroom. |
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